Business

BUSINESS

Turnover of large companies fell for eleventh consecutive month

Foreigner.fi 1/3/21

The turnover of large enterprises decreased by 6.8% in January to November from one year ago.

Work & Study

NEW YEAR CHANGES

Changes to Kela benefits in 2021

Foreigner.fi 1/2/21

The following is a summary of the key changes in 2021 that affect the social benefits that Kela provides to workers, the unemployed, pensioners, families, students and people with disabilities.

World

NEW YEAR'S EVE

Samoa and Kiribati first to enter 2021, with hopes the year is better

Foreigner.fi 12/31/20

New Year revellers who try to breach Sydney harbour lockout laws to watch the midnight fireworks risk being hit with 1,000-Australian-dollar fines. Taiwan's iconic New Year's…

Business

REAL ESTATE

Prices for existing homes rose in Helsinki and fell in Vantaa

Foreigner.fi 12/31/20

In Turku prices have fallen in recent months compared with spring and the development of prices has been different compared to Helsinki and Tampere.

Business

GREEN ECONOMY

Finland, third EU user of renewable energy for heating and cooling

Foreigner.fi 12/30/20

Outside the EU, Iceland recorded also a very high share of energy from renewable sources in heating and cooling (79.4%).  Norway, however, remained well below the rest of the Nordic…

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland reports 438 new coronavirus cases and 6 deaths

Foreigner.fi 12/30/20

The incidence of new cases slightly increased in Southwest Finland (Turku and surroundings) to 145.3 per 100,000 inhabitants.

Business

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Finland applies EU aid to re-employ laid off Finnair workers

Foreigner.fi 12/30/20

The total budget of the project is estimated at approximately 3 million euros, of which 40% will be nationally funded.

Business

TRAVEL IN FINLAND

Covid-19 epidemic plunged train travel by 35%

Foreigner.fi 12/30/20

14.8 million trips in passenger traffic were travelled on Finnish railways in the third quarter of 2020.

Entrepreneurs

ENTREPRENEURS

Old Kemi, the Finnish century-old brewery that survived Stalin

Foreigner.fi 12/29/20

Two brothers have relaunched the Kemi beer brand founded 100 years ago by their great-grandfather, a Finnish communist who suffered repression and survived the purges in the Soviet Union.

News

EU-UK DIVORCE

Brexit means more expensive online purchases

Foreigner.fi 12/29/20

When the value of a consignment  exceeds 22 euros , it must undergo customs clearance and is subject to VAT. If the consignment to be declared is transported by Posti, a handling fee (2.90…

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

THL reports 283 new coronavirus infections and 4 deaths

Foreigner.fi 12/29/20

The country's incidence of new cases continues to decrease slightly.

Business

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Number of passengers at Finnish airports fell 91%

Foreigner.fi 12/29/20

In November 2020 there were 122,426 passengers at Helsinki Airport, which was 92% fewer than one year before.